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Al dente pasta, savory sauces, hearty meatballs, these are just a few of the delicious ingredients that can be featured in authentic Italian cuisine. When it comes to cooking traditional Italian dishes the possibilities are endless, and you don´t have to travel all the way to Italy to taste the tradition! With Italian Days, available exclusively at Publix, you can find great prices and coupon savings on some of your favorite brands including Progresso, Green Giant, and Muir Glen and purchase everything you need for great Italian recipes like, Meatballs and Twisters.

While visiting Italian Days at Publix from February 16th through February 29th, you can also enter the Taste the Tradition Italian Days Sweepstakes for a chance to be 1 of 500 shoppers that will win a $100 Publix® gift card, sponsored by General Mills.

To enter to win the Taste the Tradition Italian Days Sweepstakes and download great coupon savings and delicious recipes, look in-store or follow the instructions below:

Click - Stay up to date with the latest General Mills promotions happening at Publix, by visiting ClickCallMail.com. Once you´re registered and logged in, you can participate in any the current promotions. ENTER HERE. Here are the terms of sweepstakes. Enter between 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on February 13, 2012 and 11:59 p.m. ET on March 12, 2012. Limit one (1) entry per household regardless of the method of entry. Five hundred (500) winners will each receive a one hundred dollar ($100.00) Publix Super Market gift card to be used at their neighborhood Publix Super Market only. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of all prizing is $50,00.00.

Call - If you´d prefer to enter the sweepstakes and participate in other promotions via telephone, feel free to call the General Mills hotline, at 1.800.627.6059, and be sure to say that you want to enter the 2012 Italian Days Sweepstakes. Please be sure to provide your complete contact information (Full name/address/zip code/phone #).

Thank you to everyone who entered the The Running Out? Run In $25 Publix Gift Card Giveaway sponsered by General Mills thru MyBlogSpark. I used the rafflecopter widget and it randomly selected,John Joseph as the winner. The winner has been notified via email and has 48 hours to respond (by Fri morning), otherwise a new winner will be selected.

If you didn't win, don't despair! There will be another $25 GC Giveaway announced later today. Check back and enter that one too.

Check your morning Tampa Bay Times newspaper for the Publix Italian Day promotional flyer, there's a $5 off $30 Publix coupon in the separate flyer. It was in yesterday's Tampa Tribune in case you missed it. It expires 2/29/12.

Here's my frugal valentine day flowers for all of you! I'm not really the type to get real excited about holidays, especially when they've become so commercialized. But everyone does seem to be happier on this cold winter day, so that's a good thing.

My dear husband is taking me to the Florida State Fair for our valentine's date. We'll see the circus and the extreme motorsports shows, and try to find some food that isn't going to totally ruin our diets, maybe a gyro or fajita. Oh, and we'll stop by to see Bobo the clown heckler, and the farm animals.

Well this week was just a matter of running in to get some essentials. Kind of likethe giveaway, Running Out? Run in. Thats what we did, it was a quick trip. We just needed some salad fixins and some of the money maker cat treats, plus I figured I should get the bread now since it was BOGO and I had the bzzagent coupons.
We have hundreds of dollars of gas cards from previous deals but decided to have our overage go toward a gas card, so we got $26 of groceries and a $50 BP card for $30.68. Not the best savings, since all the phazyme and sominex were out of stock. The Sambazon juice was almost gone too, so I guess some hard hitter couponer has discovered the store.

10-Feb

26

99.29

13.24

56.00

tax

30.05

25

-69.74%

Product

qty

price

subtl

-B1G1

-Q

0.00

total

Q#

Q details

Romaine

1

1.99

1.99

1.99

lettuce

1

1.49

1.49

1.49

onions

1

0.60

0.60

0.60

mushrooms

1

1.50

1.50

2.00

-0.50

1

$2/1 PQ 2-5tampatrib

green pepper

1

1.19

1.19

1.19

cantaloupe

1

3.29

3.29

2.00

1.29

1

$2/1 PQ 2-5tampatrib

cucmber

1

0.75

0.75

0.75

Whiskas temptatns cat treats BOGO

10

1.79

17.90

8.95

11.45

-2.50

10

BOGO MQ 1-29ss + $0.50/1 MQ print fb

Samboazan juice YQF

6

2.00

12.00

12.00

0.00

8

$2/1 print

BP Gas Card

1

50.00

50.00

10.00

40.00

1

Walgreens RR

0.00

0.00

8.00

-8.00

1

Walgreen RR

Arnold Healthful bread BOGO

2

4.29

8.58

4.29

5.55

-1.26

2

$5/1 MQ bzzagent+$0.55/1 MQ bzzagent

$/$$ coupon

0.00

0.00

5.00

-5.00

1

$5/$25 SAL

Disclosure: the giveaway and information is from General Mills through MyBlogSpark

Do you hate reaching for something you need only to realize that you´ve run out? If you´re running low on your favorite Yoplait yogurt flavor, Big G breakfast cereal or tube of Crest toothpaste, then head to Publix® during the Running Out? Run In. in-store event so you can purchase the everyday products that you love and need more of! Receive rewards for stocking up on some of your favorite General Mills and P&G products at Publix during the Running Out? Run In. event this February.

From Feb. 9th through Feb. 14th, look for the "Running Out? Run In."event at your local Publix store and "run in," to take advantage of the great savings available on some of your favorite brands from General Mills and Procter & Gamble, including Yoplait yogurt, Cheerios, Charmin, and Crest

Receive a $5 Publix® gift card to use on your next shopping trip when you purchase $30 or more in participating items during the event (2/8 - 2/25); simply mail in the rebate form found in-store or online at runningoutrunin.com along with your original receipt(s).

For more details on this great rebate, visit RunningOutRunIn.com

Enter the rafflecopter giveaway for a $25 Publix Gift Card. Disclosure: The Publix gift card, information, and giveaway have been provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark.

Saving money is a must in today's economy and with the Internet’s fast, reliable connections to deals – you have to take a closer look to see what's available for you. Use the internet in your favour, consider how much money you can save on life cover comparison and other important financial aspects of your life. With the right information at hand, you can save money.

1. Price comparison sites online.Price comparison sites have all of the information you need from the best companies. You do not have to look far or spend too much time evaluating services on these sites. A few items you should consider using price comparison sites for is credit card deals, life cover comparison, health insurance, and car purchases. By using the sites effectively, you will save money to manage other responsibilities in your life.

2. Track sales offered in retail stores.Use the internet to find sales online. You may find opportunities to use coupon codes, printable coupons, and/or retail circulars with additional savings. By tracking the sales offered in-stores, you can plan your spending wisely to avoid compulsive buying that leads to debt.

3. Cook at home instead of dining out.Cooking at home saves time, money and effort in earning enough money to pay for high tabs in restaurants. Imagine spending extra pounds on family dinners when you can purchase the goods from the store. You can save money by buying enough food for seconds, left over food for lunches, and removing the aspect of travel to get to your dinner. Recent studies show that cooking at home is good for building relationships with your family, too.

4. Monitor your spending habits to eliminate unnecessary spending.How much money do you spend in a month? Include the basics of utilities, car maintenance, fuel, food and clothing then add all of the little extras you enjoy on a daily basis. You begin to see a pattern of overspending and/or extra funds you can use for other purposes in your life. Test yourself over the next 30 days by working hard in monitoring every pound you spend during your day. You may notice additional expenses you can avoid including coffees, restaurant tabs, and other daily activities draining your wallet.

5. Use cash instead of credit for purchases.Overspending behaviours kick in when you assume you have extra money on your credit card. Soon, the balances begin to trap you in further debt than expected. Remain cautious and buy all of your items in cash if you can help it. Try to change the way you view money then apply the skills necessary to avoid overspending in the future.

Guest Post by Daniel Kidd. Comparethemarket is a UK price comparison site that can help you save money on a range of financial products.

About Me

Frugal living isn’t about self-denial, at least not absolutely.
It’s about logically and purposely putting our resources toward specific
accomplishments. Occasionally, interspersing my frugal life with luxuries is
tremendously rewarding, as long as those luxuries don’t derail me from the
track. In fact, I recommend it.

On some
level, we should all try to be more conscious of where our money goes, and
better understand the connection between our time and work, and between time
and money. This will help us reach our life goals through a combination of watchful
spending and disciplined saving.